I hope everybody had a nice break over summer and are ready for a new season of football.
Some very good news for the new season is that we are not playing on a cricket pitch anymore, Richards Oval (Rec12) has become a football only field. A very big thanks to Wayne Marchant who has been working with Lismore City Council for years to move the cricket pitch to Mortimer Oval. Also thanks to the team of volunteers who laid down the turf, Jason Toniello for watering and nursing the turf over the christmas holidays and Mark Conlan for making himself available with his bobcat on very short notice, well done everybody.
I am proud to take up the role of Club President and am also pleased to introduce our other committee members and officials for 2012 - a mix of old and new faces .
This year’s committee has seen the rotation of several positions as well as the addition of some new faces. However, there are still positions vacant and I encourage new and old club members to contact me if you want to join or if you have any suggestions for the development of the club.
I would also like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of the outgoing members of last year’s committee, being Jo Collis, Shayne Halliwell, Tim Fitness, Tracey McPhail and Zac Crowley. I would like to thank Jo and Shayne in particular for their hard work in creating and developing the position of Small Sided Coordinator it was a great success and proved to be a major part of the Junior club, it should be noted that this position is vacant and anyone who is interested in taking up the role should contact me.
Recent advertising has suggested that registration this year will be online. FFNC advise us that this is NOT the case. Please make sure you come to one of our three sign-on days to ensure your place on a team and to make the registration administration easier for our volunteers.
We look forward to seeing all our current players and to welcome new members - Feel free to bring as many friends as you like. Read on for more information.
Sign-on 2012 Sign-on for juniors and seniors will be at the Lismore Workers FC clubhouse, Brewster Street on the following days:
Saturdays. 11th, 18th and 25th February from 9am to 1pm.
This year we will continue to offer family discounts and payment schemes, more information will be available at sign-on.
Training Senior Men have commenced at Richards Oval (Rec 12) on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm, if wet or for more information contact the Premier squad coach Scott Collis on 0438 459 813.
Senior Women will commence at Richards Oval (Rec 12), every Wednesday at 6pm from 15 February. Women’s coach TBA.
All juniors training starts Thursday 8th March at the club house Richards Oval (Rec 12) 4.30pm, for more information contact Junior President Nadine Toniello on jnrpresident@lismoreworkersfc.org.au or 0412 622 172 after 5pm.
Competition start dates Anzac Cup & Callan McMillan 2 March Seniors competition 30 March Junior Competitive U12s-U16s 30 March Junior Non Competitive U6s-U11s 28 April
Volunteer Projects Again the club will be looking for keen football people to take on coaching and managers roles. This year we are also aiming for each team to have a team representative. These roles are really a case of a small job shared making everyone’s life much easier.
If you are keen to take on one of these roles, let us know when you are signing on. Please don’t be afraid, as we will help you and it’s a great way to get involved with your kids and the community.
Coaches & Managers: The club will be organising ‘Coach the Coaches’ sessions and introduction meetings for both coaches and managers. Details to follow shortly.
Team Representative: The team representative can be a player or parent of a player. They will be the liaison between the team and committee, and will attend the monthly committee meetings first Monday in the month from 6 to 7pm.
Club Merchandise We will have a range of club merchandise available on Registration day.
Support your club, “GET RED”, and look great.
Club Socks $10 Club Playing Shorts $15 Senior and Junior Training T/Shirts $15 Baseball Caps $10 Beannies $10 Mens /Womens Dress Polo Shirts $25 Mens and Womens Retro Style Jackets $50 Spray Jacket/Tracksuit $60
As always, we welcome feedback and input from parents and players. You can assist by using our website at www.lismoreworkersfc.org.au to contact one of the committee or by attending our general meetings which are held the first Monday of each month at the clubhouse from 6.00pm.
Note: the website will be updated as regularly as is possible and will from time to time contain important information. Please make yourself familiar with the site and refer to it as much as possible. It is an easy and convenient way for the club to convey information such as training cancellations, game relocations and club functions.
